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Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

Combat Brotherhood 2023 joint strategic exercise inaugurated in Brest Fortress

01.09.2023

The Combat Brotherhood 2023 CSTO joint strategic exercise has been inaugurated at the Hero Brest Fortress Memorial Complex.

There were seven flagstaff close to the Memorial Complex waving the flags of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, Republic of Armenia, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan, Republic of Kyrgystan, Russian Federation, and Republic of Tajikistan.

The attendees paid tribute to those fallen in defending the Brest Fortress, observed a minute of silence, and laid wreaths at the Eternal Flame Memorial.

The Interaction 2023 CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force exercise, Search 2023 special exercise, Echelon 2023 combat service support exercise, as well as Barrier 2023 special exercise involving a joint NBC Protection and medical formation are taking place within the Combat Brotherhood 2023 joint exercise in the Republic of Belarus supervised by Major General Andrey Matiyevich.

It is attended by mobile units and stant alert military bases of the CSTO states equipped with modern and compatible armaments, special units detached from special operations forces of the Internal Affairs Department, State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus, and special agencies, as well as bodies authorised in the sphere of emergencies prevention and relief, operational groups of the CSTO Joint Headquarters and Secretariat. The exercise involves over 2,500 troops and over 500 pieces of armaments, military and special hardware.

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